The Spotlight is a Little Warm

Why is it that the only time the Herald-Leader decides to look at Eastern Kentucky it's because we're a bunch of drunks and pill-heads?

I recognize that there is a major problem in the region, and the article really does go a long way to describe some of the things we need to fix the problem, but it would be nice if we could get a bit more recognition for some of the positive things that happen here.

One of the major concerns of many of the people I have talked to since I started running for city commission is the major drug abuse problem. One of the possible remedies mentioned both in the article and by the concerned citizens of Pikeville is more detoxification centers. I agree that we as a community, and hopefully I as a member of the government, need to do whatever we can to help those people who are battling troubling times in their lives. Those in pain need treatment, those who are depressed need counseling, and those who are bored need something more constructive to do.